The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Application Security Architect in the Information Security Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.
This role will define how secure applications are designed, integrated, and maintained across the ACLU’s cloud, SaaS, and hybrid environments. You’ll lead efforts to embed security throughout our software development lifecycle (SDLC), own our internal Security Architecture Review (SAR) process, and guide secure integration practices for highly customized platforms and other third-party applications critical to our civil liberties mission.
The AppSec Architect will partner closely with product and platform teams, Tech Engineering, Devops, IT, and affiliates to assess and mitigate risks associated with application design, data flows, integrations, and third-party software usage. You’ll help set and enforce security standards, perform hands-on threat modeling, define secure development and deployment patterns, and directly support high-impact systems involving donor data, legal case workflows, and internal operational apps.
This hands-on technical leadership role will own and drive the ACLU’s application security efforts across both internally developed and externally adopted applications.
This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).
Reporting to the Director, Security Architecture & Engineering, the Application Security Architect will define and drive the ACLU’s application security roadmap—from code to cloud, and everything in between.
The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay. Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location. The annual salary for this position is $161,123 (Level - E), reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY. Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.
For details on our pay structure, please visit: https://www.aclu.org/careers/ACLU_Geographic_Pay_Structure-July_2024.pdf
For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.
We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.
At the ACLU, we offer a broad range of benefits, which include:
Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization – one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression, anti-ableism, and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we’re in the courts or in the office, we believe ‘We the People’ means all of us.
With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email [email protected]. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.
